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General Purposes, First Meeting, Session 1838-9.
GENERAL PURPOSES , FIRST MEETING , SESSION 183 S-9 .
June 26 f / i . —Present , Bro . H . R . Lewis in the Chair . Bros . Dobie , Lawrence , Gilbert , Philipe;—also all the ten Masters , with the four Past Masters , elected by the Grand Lodge , in all nineteen . The most numerous attendance of the Board on record . The first business being to elect their Vice-President ; Bros . Lythgoe , ancl two others , were respectively put in nomination , when Brother Lythgoe was declared the successful candidateand took the Chair in
, the absence of the President . The circumstance of so many Lodges being in default was debated , and an investigation directed into all Lodges in arrear for two years . The List of thirty-three Lodges reported to Grancl Lodge was then read , ancl Bros . Dobie , M'Mullen , ancl Udall , were appointed as a Sub-Committee , with directions to examine ancl report thereon . The following Brethren were also appointed a Sub-Committee , to
examine into , and to report upon , the business ancl state of the Grand Secretaries' Office , viz . — the President , and Vice-President , Bros . M'Mullen , Rodgers , and Norris . Petitions were presented from Northampton and Towcester , praying
for the appointment of a Provincial Grand Master . — "Ordered , That the Grand Secretaries be instructed to refer the same to the Grand Master , and to apprize the petitioners of their having done so . " It was suggested that in future no receipt should be valid , unless countersigned by the Grand Secretary ; and that such notification should be published , ancl endorsed on the quarterly circulars . —Adjourned . July 24 //* . —Present , Bro . H . It . Lewis , in the Chair . Bros . Dobie ,
Bossy , Silvester , Philipe , Hardwicke , AVhite , Harper , Acklam , M'Mullen , VVarriner , Norris , R . L . AA ilson . A letter was read from Bro . Lythgoe , excusing his absence from indisposition . August 28 th . —Present , H . R . Lewis , in the Chair . Bros . Dobie , Bossy , Gilbert , Acklam , It . L . Wilson , Lee , Rowsell , AVarriner , M'Mullen , Cullington , ( AVhite , Harper . ) The decease of Brother Joseph Lythgoe , the late Vice-President , was
announced , but the election for a successor was not proceeded with , upon an intimation that the laws had not so provided . The general report to be laid before the ensuing Grand Lodge was proceeded with , and the meeting adjourned . The business of the quarter has not been of particular importance , anil owing to the illness and lamented death of Brother Lythgoe , the Committee of enquiry has not met . . BOARD OF FINANCE . —The accounts are generally satisfactory . Bro . H . J . Prescott , has been elected Vice-President of the Board .
The Reporter.
THE REPORTER .
Our man of business , yclept the reporter , having for some time past adjourned from labour to refreshment , his activity has been chiefly exhibited , in what is professionally termed the " Knifeandforkery " system . He has been a peripatetic philosopher atBlackwail , Greenwich , Richmond , AVatford , Chigwell , and various other places ; and has been
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
General Purposes, First Meeting, Session 1838-9.
GENERAL PURPOSES , FIRST MEETING , SESSION 183 S-9 .
June 26 f / i . —Present , Bro . H . R . Lewis in the Chair . Bros . Dobie , Lawrence , Gilbert , Philipe;—also all the ten Masters , with the four Past Masters , elected by the Grand Lodge , in all nineteen . The most numerous attendance of the Board on record . The first business being to elect their Vice-President ; Bros . Lythgoe , ancl two others , were respectively put in nomination , when Brother Lythgoe was declared the successful candidateand took the Chair in
, the absence of the President . The circumstance of so many Lodges being in default was debated , and an investigation directed into all Lodges in arrear for two years . The List of thirty-three Lodges reported to Grancl Lodge was then read , ancl Bros . Dobie , M'Mullen , ancl Udall , were appointed as a Sub-Committee , with directions to examine ancl report thereon . The following Brethren were also appointed a Sub-Committee , to
examine into , and to report upon , the business ancl state of the Grand Secretaries' Office , viz . — the President , and Vice-President , Bros . M'Mullen , Rodgers , and Norris . Petitions were presented from Northampton and Towcester , praying
for the appointment of a Provincial Grand Master . — "Ordered , That the Grand Secretaries be instructed to refer the same to the Grand Master , and to apprize the petitioners of their having done so . " It was suggested that in future no receipt should be valid , unless countersigned by the Grand Secretary ; and that such notification should be published , ancl endorsed on the quarterly circulars . —Adjourned . July 24 //* . —Present , Bro . H . It . Lewis , in the Chair . Bros . Dobie ,
Bossy , Silvester , Philipe , Hardwicke , AVhite , Harper , Acklam , M'Mullen , VVarriner , Norris , R . L . AA ilson . A letter was read from Bro . Lythgoe , excusing his absence from indisposition . August 28 th . —Present , H . R . Lewis , in the Chair . Bros . Dobie , Bossy , Gilbert , Acklam , It . L . Wilson , Lee , Rowsell , AVarriner , M'Mullen , Cullington , ( AVhite , Harper . ) The decease of Brother Joseph Lythgoe , the late Vice-President , was
announced , but the election for a successor was not proceeded with , upon an intimation that the laws had not so provided . The general report to be laid before the ensuing Grand Lodge was proceeded with , and the meeting adjourned . The business of the quarter has not been of particular importance , anil owing to the illness and lamented death of Brother Lythgoe , the Committee of enquiry has not met . . BOARD OF FINANCE . —The accounts are generally satisfactory . Bro . H . J . Prescott , has been elected Vice-President of the Board .
The Reporter.
THE REPORTER .
Our man of business , yclept the reporter , having for some time past adjourned from labour to refreshment , his activity has been chiefly exhibited , in what is professionally termed the " Knifeandforkery " system . He has been a peripatetic philosopher atBlackwail , Greenwich , Richmond , AVatford , Chigwell , and various other places ; and has been